Smart Materials and Structures (SMS) laboratory

Universal Test Machines

(TestResources 140-2250-16W)

UTM is capable of testing tensile, compression, creep and stress relaxation properties of materials. It is designed for loading of up to 10 kN, at loading speeds of up to 300 mm/min, and can test large samples and has a vertical test space of 762 mm and a horizontal test space of 406 mm.

 

Potentiostat/ Galvanostat

(Corrtest instruments CS350M)

Potentiostat/ Galvanostat is an electrochemsitry/electrophysics device which employs techniques such as stable and transient polarization, voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy and is used in various applications such as corrosion electrochemistry, energy/battery testing, analytical electrochemistry. It has a control voltage range of ±10 V with a resolution of 10 μV, current range of 2 nA – 2 A, with a sensitivity of 1 pA, impedance frequency range of 10 μHz ~ 1 MHz.